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Job 39:14
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KJ21
which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
ASV
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
AMP
For she leaves her eggs on the ground And warms them in the dust,
AMPC
The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground and warms them in the dust,
BRG
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
CSB
She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand.
CSBA
She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand.
CEB
She leaves her eggs on the earth, lets them warm in the dust,
CJB
It leaves its eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed by the sand,
CEV
She abandons her eggs and lets the dusty ground keep them warm.
DARBY
For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,
DRA
When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
ERV
An ostrich lays her eggs on the ground and lets the sand keep them warm.
EASY
A mother ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground. She lets the sand cause them to be warm.
EHV
She leaves her eggs on the ground. She keeps them warm in the dust.
ESV
For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground,
ESVUK
For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground,
EXB
The ostrich lays its eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the ·sand [dust].
GNV
Wilt thou trust in him, because his strength is great, and cast off thy labor unto him?
GW
It lays its eggs on the ground and warms them in the dust.
GNT
The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground for the heat in the soil to warm them.
HCSB
She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand.
ICB
The ostrich lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
ISV
She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand,
JUB
Who leaves her eggs in the earth and warms them in dust
KJV
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
AKJV
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
LSB
For she leaves her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
LEB
Indeed, it leaves its eggs to the earth, and it lets them be warmed on the ground,
TLB
She lays her eggs on top of the earth, to warm them in the dust.
MSG
“The ostrich flaps her wings futilely— all those beautiful feathers, but useless! She lays her eggs on the hard ground, leaves them there in the dirt, exposed to the weather, Not caring that they might get stepped on and cracked or trampled by some wild animal. She’s negligent with her young, as if they weren’t even hers. She cares nothing about anything. She wasn’t created very smart, that’s for sure, wasn’t given her share of good sense. But when she runs, oh, how she runs, laughing, leaving horse and rider in the dust.
MEV
who leaves her eggs in the earth, and warms them in dust,
NOG
It lays its eggs on the ground and warms them in the dust.
NABRE
When she abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
NASB
For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
NASB1995
For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
NCB
It leaves its eggs on the ground and depends on the earth to warm them,
NCV
The ostrich lays its eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
NET
For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.
NIRV
Ostriches lay their eggs on the ground. They let them get warm in the sand.
NIV
She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
NIVUK
She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
NKJV
For she leaves her eggs on the ground, And warms them in the dust;
NLV
For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them get warm in the dust.
NLT
She lays her eggs on top of the earth, letting them be warmed in the dust.
NRSVA
For it leaves its eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground,
NRSVACE
For it leaves its eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground,
NRSVCE
For it leaves its eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground,
NRSVUE
For it leaves its eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground,
OJB
For the ostrich layeth her betzim (eggs) la’aretz (on the ground), and warmeth them in the sand,
RGT
“Will you trust in him, because his strength is great, and cast off your labor to him?
RSV
For she leaves her eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground,
RSVCE
For she leaves her eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground,
TLV
For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the soil,
VOICE
She is different from other birds, for she lays her eggs straight on the ground, and she incubates them in the bare dust.
WEB
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,
WYC
the which ostrich forsaketh his eggs in the earth, in hap thou shalt make those hot in the dust. (who forsaketh his eggs in the earth, and warmeth them under the sand.)
YLT
For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,
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